23rd largest plant in West Virginia · 3243rd nationally
Mountaineer Wind Energy Center is a wind power plant in West Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 66.0 MW. It generates roughly 53.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,120 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 9% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Mountaineer Wind Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sequitur Renewables, Llc |
| City | Thomas |
| County | Tucker County |
| State | West Virginia |
| ZIP | 26292 |
| Coordinates | 39.18280, -79.53720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 66.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.